Agri-Pulse staff

Iowans are strongly in favor of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), according to a recent poll conducted by the Des Moines Register.

Vehicle travel in the U.S. in 2015 was almost 4 percent above its 2007 level, but motor gasoline consumption has not exceeded its previous peak in 2007, according to the Energy Information Administrations (EIAs) most recent Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO&

Kids from all 50 states are being challenged to come up with a healthy, affordable lunch recipe tasty enough to be served at the White House.

Demand response in the electricity market involves the targeted reduction of electricity use during times of high demand and, in response, customers receive incentives for these reductions.

The White House wants to double clean energy research funding and increase investments across renewable sources, advanced transportation, nuclear energy, carbon capture and storage, and advanced manufacturing, Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz said the President€s fiscal year

In a 5-4 decision Tuesday, the Supreme Court ordered a halt to enforcement of the Clean Power Plan (CPP) until legal challenges are resolved. Twenty-seven states have challenged the CPP in court, arguing that the plan oversteps federal authority to limit carbon emission

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, 2016  FDA is taking another look at its food safety testing program for cheese made with raw milk, after cheesemakers raised concerns that the criteria the agency is using may be limiting production of those cheeses without benefiting public health.

USDA says $150 million in funding is available for agricultural producers through the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), the department0s largest conservation program that helps producers voluntarily improve the health and productivity of private and tribal working lands&&

China National Chemical Corp. is close to an agreement to buy Swiss pesticide-and-seed-maker Syngenta AG for almost $43 billion, Bloomberg Business and the Wall Street Journal are reporting.

In the most extensive poll of how U.S. farmers and ranchers plan to vote for president, respondents overwhelmingly say theyPll support a Republican, and among those, 40 percent say they will support Donald Trump.